Harvey Carignan Part 1 of 2

Harvey was born in 1927 in Fargo, North Dakota. During the great depression, his lack of nutrition stunted his growth and he wet the bed until 11. Once he started stealing things, he was moved around between family before finally ending up in a boys home. There his height exploded to 6'2". When he exited the boys home at 18, he joined the Army. His first duty station was Alaska. There he began to show his true colors. He killed a woman and attacked another. For this he was discharged and sentence to death, but a technicality vacated the murder charge. His assault charge was limited, but saw him do time in Alcatraz before being released. Still he was in an out of prison, even when he moved to Washington. There he married on two different occasions. But when a teenager goes missing, Harvey is the prime suspect. 

 

Sources:

Rule, Ann. 1983. The Want-Ad Killer. The True story of a manipulative murderer and the struggle for justice

https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-harvey-louis-carignan/80604640/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005114/http://crimefeed.com/2017/09/a-look-back-at-the-want-ad-killer/

https://kfgo.com/2020/02/19/tales-of-true-crime-episode-3-the-murderer-who-escaped-execution-to-become-a-serial-killer/

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carignan-harvey.htm

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/want-ad-serial-killer-harvey-carignan-b2300486.html

https://radiomankato.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-minnesota-prison/

https://www.grunge.com/1227944/how-harvey-carignan-the-want-ad-killer-got-his-nickname/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/serial-killer-who-lured-women-29453478

https://www.startribune.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-prison-at-95/600259273